"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

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The of Testimony "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Revelation 12:11

The Power of Testimony Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

The Power of Testimony marturion what one testifies, i.e. before a judge

Christian testimony as recounted in Revelation 12:11 is not only about spoken words, but also the Substance of Our Life!

Acts 7:54-60 54 When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, 56 and said, Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing

Acts 7:54-60 at the right hand of God! 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; 58 and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on

Acts 7:54-60 God and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60 Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, Lord, do not charge them with this sin. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

How God Uses A

Our testimony is about what we live for...and what we are willing to die for!

A Christian Testimony Plants the Seed of the Gospel Stephen was willing to die for the Truth of the gospel!

A Christian Testimony Plants the Seed of the Gospel Saul of Tarsus was present at the stoning of Stephen!

Omne vivum ex ovo One of the five unifying foundations of Biology

Omne vivum ex ovo Up into the 19th century, spontaneous generation, the belief that life forms could appear spontaneously under certain conditions, was widely believed.

Omne vivum ex ovo This misconception was challenged by William Harvey's diction that "all life [is] from [an] egg" (from the Latin "Omne vivum ex ovo"), a foundational concept of modern biology.

Omne vivum ex ovo Everything that grows begins as some sort of Seed or Egg and the same is true of Spiritual Rebirth!

Stephen's testimony for Christ... is one way God planted the seed of the gospel in the Heart of Saul of Tarsus

A Christian Testimony Qualifies & Personalizes the Gospel

Your testimony gives the gospel a Human Face

Your testimony demonstrates that the reception of God's Gift of new life through Jesus Christ can truly change a human life.

Romans 6:4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Romans 6:5-9 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified

Romans 6:5-9 with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we

Romans 6:5-9 believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.

Your testimony may just be the Doorway that God uses so that others can enter into Christ!

The of Testimony "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Revelation 12:11